diff --git a/src/common/docview.cpp b/src/common/docview.cpp
index f0ed6c59bf..6e1ef4c162 100644
--- a/src/common/docview.cpp
+++ b/src/common/docview.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ wxView::wxView()
 
 wxView::~wxView()
 {
-    if (GetDocumentManager())
+    if (m_viewDocument && GetDocumentManager())
         GetDocumentManager()->ActivateView(this, false);
 
     // reset our frame view first, before removing it from the document as